Secondary organic aerosol produced from aircraft emissions at the Atlanta Airport: An advanced diagnostic investigation using process analysis

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-109

  Woody, Matthew C ^a,b   Arunachalam, Saravanan ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft emissions; CMAQ; Grid resolution; Particulate matter; Process analysis; Secondary organic aerosols

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSIONS; CMAQ; GRID RESOLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCESS ANALYSIS; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS;

AIR QUALITY; AIRPORTS; GAS DYNAMICS;

AEROSOLS;

HYDROXYL GROUP; NITRATE; RADICAL;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT EMISSION; AIRPORT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOGENIC EMISSION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTITIONING;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; UNITED STATES;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880391231     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.06.007     Document Type: Article

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